Being Sore and Pain – To Practice or Not
Your body as a temple Seems like most people I know suffer from some sort of injury one time or another. Here are a few tips, from Yoga practice to supplements and food. Before I begin my practice I bring my awareness to my body. Feeling where it is today, awake, stiff, sore or energetic. [...]
Backbends – Open Hearts
Backbends in Yoga No better time than Thanksgiving to practice backbends. The practice of back bending is very powerful and can lead to more than a beautiful arc in the spine. When backbends are practiced appropriately we begin our movement with the breath. As we inhale we find greater length in the spine and as [...]
The Perfect Yoga Pose?
The Perfect Pose It is important to remember that yoga, as we know it today, with such emphasis on Asana, on the "perfect pose", is relatively a new phenomenon. Yoga Asana as it has been practiced for thousands of years is mostly about taking a seat in lotus position to meditate. In the early 1900s [...]
Improve Your Sleep Pattern in 8 steps
Better Sleep Techniques You Must Try! Would you like to improve your sleep pattern? Falling asleep is one thing, but staying asleep through the night is another. Many of us wake up around 3am with thoughts, worries or plans. Some of us enjoy dreaming, but sometimes dreams can be the mind overworking and showing us […]
Tips for a good night sleep
Sleep Well A good night sleep is the secret to a happy productive next day. It is the time our body takes to restore and rejuvenate. Our night depends on the day we had, and the next day depends on how well our previous night's sleep was. The following are a few tips to reduce [...]
How to eat healthy without spending a lot
Eating Healthy on a Budget I keep hearing that eating healthy is for the rich. But, eating well allows us to stay healthy and clear minded, saving costs to the doctor and for medications. And it’s not impossible to go healthy on a budget. Buying Healthy for Less Buy what’s in season. Some of [...]
The Eco Rebel: Saving the world one drop at a time
Saving Water Standing in the tub rinsing the biodegradable soap off, I stay standing as the warm water rushes over my skin, loosening my muscles that don’t really want to move at 4:00am. I stop the water from draining, thinking that the extra steam would do me good, that the soaking of my feet in [...]
Guruji Passed Away, His Tradition Keeps Living here in Palo Alto
Rest in Peace Guruji Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, known to his students as Guruji, passed away yesterday, May 18th at the age of 94. Guruji was a student of Krishnamacharya in Mysore India. Many students, including myself, went there to study and experience life in a different culture. Guruji was a person of dedicated practice, [...]